The search was carried out under the command of Carmen, and was carried out by Carmen, Raymond, Rutte, and Powell; Justice Roberts basically didn't help, after all, people have big shelves, and they are indeed old and have limited mobility.

After about 20 minutes, they searched all the places they could, and all the people present were sitting in place and very cooperative.

However, it turned out to be nothing.

"There's nowhere to go, what to do? Sir. "Governor Rutte is the most nervous one right now, because he is the one who came up with the idea of "fake live broadcast", and he is also the person who has just been targeted by Lance.

"I just wanted to say that there are many devices that we can't find with the naked eye......," Raymond poured a basin of cold water on this time, "such as probes installed at extremely high places with their own optical camouflage, sonar devices embedded in the wall and camouflaged to the exact same as the wall, and ultra-miniature communicators using nanotechnology, etc., like these things, if we don't use special detection instruments, we may not be able to find them even if we are close at hand." ”

Carmen naturally knew what he said.

Including some of the hypotheses he didn't mention, such as movable "insect cameras" and "farsighted observation by the capable", Carmen also thought of them.

From the very beginning, Carmen understood that even if she saw through the other party's surveillance, there was a high probability that she would not find a way to do so.

But she still chose to search, and its purpose was twofold:

First, if the other party's surveillance methods can be searched, then it will be easy to find out.

Second, in the process of searching, test those "people" who are present.

Judge Roberts's speculation and Carmen's speculation seem to be opposites, but in fact there is no contradiction; The information exchange between Lance and his accomplices is obviously a two-way street, he can pass on the news, and his accomplices can also pass the news to him, so he can be 100% sure that this "live broadcast" is fake, so he will explain the situation on the spot.

Carmen's search was not only to investigate the channels for "spreading outwards" but also to the channels for "passing inside".

According to Carmen's reasoning, Lance should have received information through "people", because he himself was already in prison, and he had nothing but a prison uniform, and he could only receive information from other "people".

"It's a little strange......" Carmen muttered after a moment of thought, "no sign at all......"

By "no" at this moment, she meant that she did not find any suspicious objects from the people present, nor did she observe any suspicious looks or actions during the search for them.

"Is it the kind of situation where 'the person who brought him the information doesn't know that he has brought it'?" Carmen quietly muttered to herself, "Or is it the obvious answer to 'communicate by paratics'......"

A few seconds later, as if she had suddenly thought of something, she came to the fainted Lance in one step, got down on one knee, picked up the other man's head, and then put her face up.

"What are you doing? Moreno. From Judge Roberts' point of view, Carmen looked as if she was about to lean over to give Lance artificial respiration, so the old man was surprised and couldn't help asking.

"His prosthetic eye...... Have you checked it? When Carmen said this, she had already parted the eyelid of Lance's right eye with her fingers, revealing the purely decorative bionic eyeball.

"Prosthetic eyes?" Raymond was stunned for a second, then suddenly realized, "You mean...... His prosthetic eye is a surveillance device? ”

"Isn't that provided by the hospital?" Director Powell then continued, "Is there a response from him in the hospital?" ”

"There's no need for any internal response, it's just a matter of going to a public hospital to replace a piece of medical equipment for surgery, this kind of thing can be done by ordinary thieves." Carmen continued, "You might as well think of it this way, assuming that the 'self-mutilation of the right eye' was not a whim of his, but a ...... that had been planned for a long time."

"That's right!" Without waiting for Carmen to finish, Powell slapped his half-bald forehead and said loudly, "He put us in the mindset of 'this thing was put in after being arrested,' and made us assume that this prosthetic eye is just a regular medical device, so we ignore it when we do a body search." ”

As he said this, Carmen reached out two of her slender fingers...... Roughly pinched Lance's prosthetic eye out of its socket.

This move also woke Lance from his slumber.

"Actually, I'm just speculating, and I'm not sure there's anything wrong with this eye, but ......," Carmen said, standing up, and pulling a clean white handkerchief out of her pocket and enclosing the bloody eyeball, "...... It's always a good idea to check it out. ”

Lance, who was lying on the ground, heard this sentence as soon as he woke up, and he covered his eyes and smiled: "Huh...... It's you, I just took a nap, and you guessed it. ”

"Really?" Carmen said coldly, "That's good, but even if you confirm it yourself, we still have to analyze the function of this device, so that we can know what form of contact you have with the outside world." ”

"Whatever you want." Lance said, "Besides, since you've found out, there's no need for me to pretend to be anything like that; This time, you can just sew up the flesh of my eyes and tie a knot, and then give me an eye patch. ”

"You don't have the right to dictate here." At this point, Judge Roberts put on his official authority again, and shouted, "Come, take him down, and throw him back to the prison to wait for the wound to be treated." ”

Before he could finish speaking, two bailiffs stepped forward to set Lance up, and as they walked out, the blood from Lance's eyes was still dripping, staining the smooth floor of the courtroom.

"I'm disappointed with what happened today." As he walked out, Lance still had words in his mouth, "We originally reached a consensus and agreed to make a deal, but you did not fulfill your obligations, but chose to deceive ......"

His words were clear and loud.

Some people think that he is just talking harshly, but there are still people who ...... Know he's not the kind of guy who just talks.

“…… It's not over. Before being dragged out of the courtroom, Lance turned his head and looked at the people standing in front of the courtroom with his bloody face, and finally locked his eyes on Rutte, "The masterminds of this scam will pay the price in a short time." ”

When he finished saying this, he happened to be dragged out of the door and out of everyone's sight.

"Does he really think his accomplices can kill me?" Rutte wasn't a fool either, he could understand what Lance meant.

"He's just alarmist." Director Powell continued, "Don't worry, Rutte, this is the capital of justice!" They can't be presumptuous! ”

"I don't know what could be more presumptuous than smashing the statue of Justice at the door of the Hague court." When Carmen heard this, she said to them with a blank face, "My personal suggestion is to find a stand-in for Captain Rutte and be prepared to have the stand-in die once, or simply put him into witness protection procedures and change his identity, but I think ...... It's like when you come up with the idea of a 'fake live', you're probably going to think I'm overreacting, so do what you men think is right, I'm still ...... Good luck. ”

…………

On the afternoon of May 11, after the overtime efforts of the Netherlands FCPS branch laboratory, the analysis report of Reims's "prosthetic eye" was finally released.

This is a device with real-time communication function and dual monitoring system, the communication part is not complicated, just the basic function, the focus has to talk about the monitoring part: this prosthetic eye can not only transmit the picture that Lance "sees" and "hears" the sound, but also has the ability of sonar imaging; This second system, which is also unaffected even when Lance closes his eyes, can detect the outline of all objects within a certain range around Lance, and in this mode, it is not a picture, but something like a 3D model, and its scanning power can even penetrate ordinary walls and columns.

Truth be told, every technology federation used in this device is there, it's just that no one has been able to combine them so perfectly and miniaturize them into a tiny bionic eyeball; But for the "doctor", it's just a piece of cake.

After analyzing the device, the FCPS branch laboratory in the Netherlands filed the data and uploaded it as soon as possible. The idea of those technicians is not so political, they don't care if this thing is made by scientists of the rebel group, they just think that it would be a pity if the thing made so awesome is not mass-produced and used by our side.

Of course, this did not materialize until the day of the defeat and collapse of the Federation, because their reports and data were intercepted by a senior FCPS executive after they arrived in Crystal County, and they were ready to be used as political capital to invite credit at the next internal meeting, which he naturally could not have imagined at that time...... After just a few months, he had no meetings to meet.

To get back to the point, after learning about the function of the "prosthetic eye", Sub-Minister Rutte had basically confirmed the fact that his identity and appearance had been grasped by Lance's accomplices, but as Carmen expected, he did not realize the seriousness of the matter.

He still held the idea that "I am the county chief of the FCPS", "I am in the judicial capital of the top security", and "I only need to strengthen the guards and vigilance around me, and a few rebels will not have a chance", and did not implement the extreme strategy proposed by Carmen.

You can't say he's just going to be lucky, because it's all normal for him to think.

Most of the mid-level officials of the Federation, like the Minister Rutte, lack sufficient awareness and awe of the abnormal existence of the "reverse cross".

…………

May 11th, evening, eight o'clock.

After completing the routine search, Raymond made his way to Lance's cell again.

Every time they had a conversation here, Raymond sat near the door, while Lance was handcuffed to the bed frame, with a distance of about two meters between the two at all times; These were all strict requirements of the prison director, and only then did he agree that the chief prosecutor and the "terrorist" should communicate in a confined space.

"How's the eyes?" Looking at the gauze in Lance's right eye, Raymond asked casually.

In fact, he doesn't care about the other party so much, but when talking to the suspect, he often habitually uses some simple words and deeds to show goodwill; This does not cost anything, but it can get a lot of goodwill and trust.

"The medicine that was just changed after dinner, it's fine." Lance said, "Speaking of which, the nurse who changed my dressing is quite beautiful, and she is really lucky...... The only regret is that she seems very nervous and not very talkative, so the process of changing the dressing is a little awkward. ”

Raymond was accustomed to this kind of conversation where he could answer three sentences by himself, and he sighed and pushed the topic forward: "Listen, I hope you can understand, we are also business...... about fake live broadcasts"

"No, no, no, don't talk to me in that humble and apologetic tone, Ray." Lance interrupted the other party, shook his head and said, "You are an idol of the judicial capital, a rock star in the legal world, think about the reason why you entered the industry, think about the experience you have accumulated over the years and the changes you have experienced...... Why are you explaining to me and asking for my forgiveness? ”

"Maybe it's because of fear." Raymond said bluntly, "I'm afraid that your accomplices will kill the Rutte sub-chief, and I'm afraid that they will kill the missing teenagers...... As the one who dragged you into the judicial process, I feel that I have to bear part of the responsibility for any additional deaths that result from this trial. ”

"So you are such a conscientious person?" Lance laughed, "But as far as I know you, your words and deeds are a little inconsistent." ”

Raymond was silent, and for the next minute, he didn't say a word, but his expression changed.

After a minute, he replied solemnly: "Yes, I and many suspects...... No, sinners...... We have all made transactions, but this is also a helpless move, because this is our system, this is the rules of the game of federal justice; As long as you have the means to hire a good team of lawyers and play some tricks, you can get away with all kinds of legal loopholes, not to mention that the children of the powerful can get the police to falsify evidence for them with just a few words......

"As a prosecutor, I have to make a choice......

"I can hold on to what is called justice and gamble like a gamble; When I win, the sinners are punished severely, and when I lose, they walk out of the courtroom in style.

"I can also make sure that those people go to jail and that they will be punished in a way that is lighter than they deserve, but it's better than risking them to get away with it, isn't it?"

Lance smiled: "Seems to be the case. He paused maliciously for half a second before adding, "What's more...... It's also good for your personal conviction rate, right? ”

Hearing this, Raymond continued without changing his face: "You said that you also studied justice, so I might as well use the identity of a senior to talk to you from the bottom of my heart......

"When I was young, I was also full of spirit and enthusiasm; At that time, I was also not used to those judicial transactions, I thought they were vile, dirty, and rotten.

"I entered this system because I wanted to change it, I wanted to fight, I was willing to fight at any cost, at least with a clear conscience.

"But soon, I was awakened by the slap that 'reality' threw at me.

"Sometimes if you want justice, you have to compromise, and at the very least, that's what federal justice represents; So, I made a step here and a step there, and gradually mastered and mastered the gameplay of this game......

"But when I came back to my senses, the system that I wanted to change had changed me."

At this point, he paused with a complicated expression, and then said: "You can laugh at me, despise me, and insist on the 'high justice under extreme behavior' of your resistance organization, but just as you don't agree with me, I won't agree with yours......

"With you, I'm not going to say anything like 'regain confidence in the judiciary,' but I'm going to say it directly...... I just want you to be my stepping stone to becoming a justice.

"The day I get to the top of the federal justice system, I'm really going to be able to change something."

Smack-smack-smack-

Lance applauded, albeit insincerely.

"Well said." Lance said, "When you say that, I understand...... Your selfishness and your ideals are in the same direction, and your compromise is only a temporary concession on the road to change. After a few words of praise, he changed his words again, "However...... Can I really trust you? What did you think of other lawyers when you were a student? What did you think of prosecutors when you were a lawyer? Now you're the chief prosecutor...... How can you be sure that your mind will not change when you become a justice?

"How can a person who has compromised again and again ensure that he can regain his original intention after reaching the top? How do you now know what kind of new shackles you will face in the position of chief justice?

"He said these unfulfilled words conclusively, but he said one thing and did another step by step towards decay...... What is the difference between you and those who walk in front of you? Can you prove it to me? ”

Raymond didn't flinch: "Can I prove that it's secondary, why should I prove it to you in the first place?" ”

"Yes, too...... Then prove it to yourself. At this, Lance tilted his head, smiled, and abruptly changed the subject, saying, "22040927, Green." ”

"What do you mean?" Raymond was puzzled by the abrupt string of numbers and names.

"You go back and think slowly, and if you figure it out, you can get the whereabouts of another hostage." Lance Road.

Raymond didn't believe it, because a few days ago, Lance really gave Ray a hostage position after getting the cold rabbit and herbal tea he ordered, and the local police really found a child who had been missing for half a year there.

Raymond quickly jotted down the message, but he didn't leave, and then asked, "Chief Narute......"

Investigating the way Lance's accomplices assassinated Rutte was the main purpose of Raymond's visit, and he wouldn't give up easily.

"Heh......" Lance laughed, "he...... It must have been L, I, K, O. ”

"What the hell does that mean?" Raymond asked, a question that had been bothering him for days.

"Hahaha......" Lance laughed, "go ask Chief Moleno, she'll tell you." If nothing else...... You'll meet her at the scene of Mr. Rutte's death in half an hour. ”

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors